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Question
The following sentence contains an error with subject-verb agreement. Select the incorrect verb.

The clouds drifting across the sky resembles a distant flock of pale birds.

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Responses

Clouds
Clouds

Drifting
Drifting

Resembles
Resembles

Flock

Answer 1

The incorrect verb in the sentence is "resembles."

The correct form should be "resemble" to agree with the plural subject "clouds."

So the correct answer is:

Resembles